Math 170-Worksheet 5

2023-2024 Spring

April 28, 2024

1. Sketch the curve with the given vector equation. Indicate with an arrow the direction in which t
increases.

(a) r(t) = ⟨t, 2 − t, 2t⟩ (b) r(t) = ⟨sin πt, t, cos πt⟩

2. At what points does the curve r(t) = ti + (2t − t2 )k, intersect the paraboloid z 2 = x2 + y 2 ?
3. Show that the curve with parametric equations x = t2 , y = 1 − 3t, z = 1 + t3 passes through the
points (1, 4, 0) and (9, −8, 28) but not through the point (4, 7, −6).
4. Find a vector function that represents the curve of intersection of the two surfaces.
(a) The cylinder x2 + y 2 = 4 and the surface z = xy.
(b) The paraboloid z = 4x2 + y 2 and the parabolic cylinder y = x2 .
5. At what point do the curves u(t) = ⟨t, 1 − t, 3 + t2 ⟩ and v(s) = ⟨3 − s, s − 2, s2 ⟩ intersect? Find their
angle of intersection.
6. Match the vector fields F with the plots labeled I–IV. Give reasons for your choices.

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 (a) F(x, y) = ⟨x, −y⟩
(b) F(x, y) = ⟨y, x − y⟩
(c) F(x, y) = ⟨y, y + 2⟩
(d) F(x, y) = ⟨cos(x + y), x⟩

7. Evaluate the line integral, where C is the given curve.

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(a) C y 3 ds, C : x = t3 , y = t, 0 ≤ t ≤ 2
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(b) C x sin yds, C is the line segment from (0, 3) to (4, 6).
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(c) C (x + 2y)dx + x2 dy, C consists of the line segments from (0, 0) to (2, 1) and from (2, 1) to (3, 0).
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(d) C x2 + y 2 dy, C consists of the arc of the circle x2 + y 2 = 4 from (2, 0) to (0, 2) followed by the
line segment from (0, 2) to (4, 3).
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(e) C z 2 dx + x2 dy + y 2 dz, C is the line segment from (1, 0, 0) to (4, 1, 2).
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8. Evaluate the line integral C F · dr, where C is given by the vector function r(t).
(a) F(x, y) = xyi + 3y 2 j, r(t) = 11t4 i + t3 j, 0 ≤ t ≤ 1
(b) F(x, y, z) = sin xi + cos xj + xzk, r(t) = t3 i − t2 j + tk, 0 ≤ t ≤ 1

9. Find the work done by the force field F(x, y) = xi + (y + 2)j in moving an object along an arc of the
cycloid r(t) = (t − sin t)i + (1 − cos t)j, 0 ≤ t ≤ 2π.
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10. Find the work done by the force field F(x, y) = 2y 3/2 i + 3x yj from the point (1, 1) to (2, 4).

11. Determine whether or not F is a conservative vector field. If it is, find a function f such that F = ∇f .

(a) F(x, y) = (2x − 3y)i + (−3x + 4y − 8)j (e) F(x, y) = (2xy + y −2 )i + (x2 − 2xy −3 )j
(b) F(x, y) = (ex cos y)i + (ex sin y)j (f) F(x, y, z) = i + sin zj + y cos zk.
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(c) F(x, y) = (ye + sin y)i + (e + x cos y)j (g) F(x, y, z) = ex sin yzi + zex cos yzj +
(d) F(x, y) = (ln y + 2xy 3 )i + (3x2 y 2 + x/y)j yex cos yzk.
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12. Find a function f such that F = ∇f and use that to evaluate C
F · dr along the given curve C.
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(a) F(x, y) = (xy )i + (x y)j, where C: r(t) = ⟨t + sin( πt
2
), t + cos( πt
2
)⟩ for t ∈ [0, 1]
(b) F(x, y, z) = (yz)i + (xz)j + (xy + 2z)k, where C is the line segment from (1, 0, −2) to (4, 6, 3).
(c) F(x, y, z) = (yzexz )i + (exz )j + (xyexz )k, where C: r(t) = (t2 + 1)i + (t2 − 1)j + (t2 − 2t)k for
t ∈ [0, 2]
(d) F(x, y) = x2 i + y 2 j, C is the arc of the parabola y = 2x2 from (−1, 2) to (2, 8).
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(e) F(x, y, z) = sin yi + (x cos y + cos z)j − y sin zk, C : r(t) = sin ti + tj + 2tk, 0 ⩽ t ⩽ .
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13. Use Green’s Theorem to evaluate the line integral along the given positively oriented curve.
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(a) C xy 2 dx + x2 ydy, C is the triangle with vertices (0, 0), (2, 2) and (2, 4)

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(b) C
y 3 dx − x3 dy, C is the circle x2 + y 2 = 4
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(c) C
(x − y)dx + (x + y)dy where C is the circle with center the origin and radius 2.
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(d) C
(y + e x )dx + (2x + cosy 2 )dy where C is the boundary of the region enclosed by the parabolas
y = x2 , x = y 2 .
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(e) C y 4 dx + 2xy 3 dy where C is the ellipse x2 + 2y 2 = 2.
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14. Use Green’s Theorem to evaluate C F · dr. (Check the orientation of the curve before applying the
theorem.)
(a) F(x, y) = ⟨y cos x − xy sin x, xy + x cos x⟩, where C is the triangle from (0, 0) to (0, 4) to (2, 0) to
(0, 0).
(b) F(x, y) = ⟨y − cos y, x sin y⟩, where C is the circle (x − 3)2 + (y + 4)2 = 4 oriented clockwise.
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(c) F(x, y) = ⟨e−x + y 2 , e−y + x2 ⟩, C consists of the arc of the curve y = cos x, from (− , 0) to ( , 0)
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π π
and the line segment from ( , 0) to (− , 0).
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15. Find curl and divergence of the given vector field.
(a) F(x, y, z) = xy 2 z 3 i + x3 yz 2 j + x2 y 3 zk
(b) F(x, y, z) = sin(yz)i + sin(xz)j + sin(xy)k

16. Determine whether F is conservative or not, if so, find f such that ∇f = F.

(a) F(x, y, z) = xyz 2 i + x2 yz 2 j + x2 y 2 zk
(b) F(x, y, z) = i + sin(z)j + y cos(z)k
−yi + xj
17. Let F(x, y) =
x2 + y 2
∂P ∂Q
(a) Show that = .
∂y ∂x
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(b) Show that C F· dr is not independent of path. (Compute the integral over upper and lower halves
of circle x2 + y 2 = 1 from (1,0) to (-1,0))

18. Let f be a scalar field and F a vector field. State whether each expression meaningful. If not, explain
why. If so, state whether it is a scalar field or vector field.
a) curl(grad f) b) div (div f)
c) grad( curl f) d) grad ( div F)
e) (grad f)× (div F) f) div (curl (grad f))

19. Is there any vector field G on R3 such that curl G =< x sin y, cos y, z − xy >? Explain.

20. Is there any vector field G on R3 such that curl G =< xyz, −y 2 z, yz 2 >? Explain.

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21. Prove the following identities by assuming that appropriate partial derivatives exist and are continuous.
a) curl (F+G) = curl (F)+ curl (G)
b) curl (f F) = f curl (F) + ∇(f ) × F.
c) div (∇f × ∇g) = 0.
d) curl (curl F)= grad (div F)-∇2 F.

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